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The Flower of My Secret

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The Flower of My Secret
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R,1hr 45min
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March 8, 1996
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: From Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (Live Flesh, All About My Mother) comes this offbeat drama about Leo Macías (Marisa Paredes), a romance novelist who writes her trashy tomes under the pseudonym Amanda Gris. When her marriage begins to dissolve, Leo finds herself falling into despair, leading her to drink and lose her knack for writing her tawdry tales. Out of her turmoil, she writes a bleak novel that garners no attention. To make matters worse, Ángel (Juan Echanove), a newspaper editor with ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Beautifully wrought and wonderfully acted, The Flower of My Secret is in fact the kind of film that George Cukor often made - and he surely would have been delighted at Almodovar's deft blend of humor, tenderness and wisdom. [13 Mar 1996] Full Review
Metascore
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75
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Leo Macias, Leo Macias/Amanda Gris
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